College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Scholarship


The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) provides financial and academic support services to freshman students from migrant and seasonal farm working backgrounds. It is funded by a grant from the Department of Education, Office of Migrant Education.

CAMP is designed to help students succeed as they begin their college careers by recruiting and assisting them through the CWU admissions process and by providing them support during their freshman year. Eligible students receive a variety of services including scholarships, stipends, tutoring, study skills training, mentoring, career planning services, and cultural enrichment

Requirements:

  • Must be a freshman student from a migrant and seasonal farmworking background:
  • Parent (or student, if independent) has worked for at least 75 days in the last 24 months in farm work such as production of crops, dairy products, poultry, livestock, tree harvesting, or fish farming. Farm work must be primary form of employment and be performed on a temporary or seasonal basis. OR...
  • Student has participated in the chapter 1 Migrant Education Program. OR...
  • Student or parent qualifies for the WIA167 program.
  • Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Apply for financial assistance on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • Be admitted to Central Washington University with freshman standing (fewer than 44 quarter credits)
Award Amount:

 $1,000 (need-based)
Deadline:
 Priority deadline of May 1 each year
 
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Contact: College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)
Central Washington University
Hertz Hall, Rm. 201
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Tel: 1-866-298-4968 ext 1729 or (509) 963-1729


E-mail: camp@cwu.edu

Web site:   http://www.cwu.edu/~camp/


Additional information and application form are available at the web site listed above.

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Scholarship Office
Barge Hall, Room 102
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7504
(509) 963-3005


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